As "RDS" journalist François Gagnon reports, the ZSC Lions have signed 26yr-old Canadian forward Guillaume Latendresse. He was recently released from his tryout agreement with Phoenix.

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Latendresse began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in season 2006/07, before being acquired by the Minnesota Wild in 2009. Last year, the 26yr-old forward was under contract with Ottawa and played 27 games (7 goals, 4 assists) in the Senators jersey. In a total of 356 NHL games, he has scored 88 goals and added 62 assists for 150 points.

The club has officially announced the signing of Latendresse to a contract until the end of the season 2013/14. He is expected to join his new team-mates in Zurich in the next days. If he will be available to play in the games next weekend already is still unknown.